Big Game Hunting Press Releases and Blogs
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Big game rules available online
Monday, April 8, 2019 - 12:32 PM MDTThe Idaho big game hunting brochure for 2019 and 2020 seasons is now available online.
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2019-2020 Idaho Big Game Seasons and Rules Available ONLINE
Friday, April 5, 2019 - 3:44 PM MDT -
Bear hunters in southeast Idaho take note: Spring bear hunt rules for 2018 still in effect
Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 5:39 PM MDT -
Some units remain open to wolf hunting until April 30
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 - 4:21 PM MDT -
F&G offers fewer moose tags for 2019 while biologists research moose declines
Monday, April 1, 2019 - 11:51 AM MDT -
Application period open for moose, mountain goat, bighorn sheep controlled hunts
Monday, April 1, 2019 - 9:38 AM MDTThe application period for moose, bighorn sheep and mountain goat controlled hunts began on April 1 and runs through April 30. Hunters can apply online or at any Fish and Game office, license vendor, or by telephone by calling (800) 554-8685. Hunters are reminded that Fish and Game no longer accepts mail-in applications.
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Spring bear seasons open April 1 in some units, many others open April 15
Friday, March 29, 2019 - 2:19 PM MDT -
F&G biologists adding solar-powered GPS ear tags to mule deer monitoring
Monday, March 25, 2019 - 2:47 PM MDT -
Seven wolves taken in control actions in the Lolo Elk Zone
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - 1:33 PM MDT -
Most radio-collared fawns and elk calves survived unusually snowy February
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - 11:34 AM MDTDespite February storms that battered much of Idaho and pushed snowpack and precipitation above average in most areas, radio-collared young fawns and elk calves are faring relatively well.
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F&G Commission sets 2019-20 big game seasons and rules
Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 5:38 PM MDTIdaho Fish and Game Commission on March 13 set the 2019-20 big game seasons, and hunters will get expanded elk hunting opportunities, more youth hunts for mule deer, but some white-tailed deer hunts shortened.
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2019-2020 Idaho Moose, Bighorn Sheep, and Mountain Goat Seasons and Rules Available
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 9:30 AM MST -
Draw results available for spring bear controlled hunts
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - 8:27 AM MST -
Big game feeding limited to select areas, but no widespread winter feeding so far
Thursday, February 28, 2019 - 5:21 PM MSTIdaho Fish and Game and its winter feeding advisory committees continue to monitor conditions in light of snowstorms, and through late February, there was still no need for large-scale, emergency winter feeding.
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Volunteers wanted for Magic Valley wildlife habitat improvement projects
Tuesday, February 26, 2019 - 11:53 AM MST -
UPDATE: F&G adds three proposals to 2019-20 big game hunts
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 4:58 PM MST -
2018 deer, elk harvests similar to 2017; above 10-year averages except mule deer
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 11:20 AM MSTHunters took more mule deer and fewer white-tailed deer in 2018 compared to 2017, while the elk harvest was similar between the two years -- dropping by less than 2 percent from 2017 to 2018.
The 2018 elk harvest was about 15.4 percent above the 10-year average, and the overall deer harvest was less than 1 percent below the 10-year average.
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Game cameras provide new methods for counting and managing wildlife
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 4:11 PM MSTAn innovative approach using trail cameras to capture wildlife allows Idaho Fish and Game biologists to estimate deer and elk populations in a safer, less-invasive, and less-expensive way.
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Idaho’s 2019 & 2020 big game season proposals available online
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 - 2:24 PM MST -
Controlled hunt application period for black bear closes on Feb. 15
Friday, February 1, 2019 - 1:41 PM MST